Other Barks & Bites for Friday, September 19: John Squires Confirmed as USPTO Director; Divided Fifth Circuit Affirms Injunction on Noncompete Clauses; EPO Reports Threefold Increase in Digital Agriculture Tech Since 2000

"This week in Other Barks & Bites: John Squires was officially confirmed as the next Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office following a series of moves by Senate Republicans to confirm Executive Branch nominees advanced by President Donald Trump in a bloc vote; the Second Circuit affirms a district court's ruling that former U.S. Representative George Santos' copyright infringement claims against Jimmy Kimmel are barred by fair use; the European Patent Office issues a report showing a threefold increase in digital agriculture technologies since the turn of the century;"

"Nvidia announces a $5 billion investment in Intel as part of an agreement to develop AI-powered CPUs; USPTO Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart issues a memorandum ordering the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to explain findings of fact and law that differ from prior validity adjudications in U.S. district court; and a majority panel at the Fifth Circuit affirms a grant of injunctive relief on noncompete clauses between hotel entertainment rivals over a dissent regarding the lack of evidentiary basis for the required showing of irreparable harm."

Readers are invited to submit dog photos with name, breed, and age to [email protected] for inclusion on the IPWatchdog Dog Wall. John Squires was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in an en bloc vote. The Second Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that former U.S. Representative George Santos' copyright infringement claims against Jimmy Kimmel are barred by fair use. The European Patent Office reported a threefold increase in digital agriculture technologies since the turn of the century. Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in Intel to develop AI-powered CPUs. USPTO Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued a memorandum ordering the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to explain factual and legal findings that differ from prior U.S. district court validity adjudications. A majority panel at the Fifth Circuit affirmed injunctive relief enforcing noncompete clauses between hotel entertainment rivals despite a dissent about evidentiary support for irreparable harm.

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